Health & Fitness
Philly Official Urges Quarantine, Tests After Weekend Gatherings
If you were one of the many people marching, protesting, or celebrating this weekend, Philly's top doctor wants you to stay home.
PHILADELPHIA — As coronavirus cases surge in Philadelphia and the nation, the city's top doctor wants those who participating in any marches, protests, or gatherings this weekend to stay home.
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley Monday urged anyone who was around a large crowd of people recently quarantine for 14 days.
The guidance comes as the city reports 1,772 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Philadelphia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 48,896, and large gatherings occurred around the city over the weekend after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the presidential electon.
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That 1,772 figure represents three days' worth of test results.
Those who were in any large groups should stay away from others who are not in their household and, if they absolutely have to be around others, give plenty of distance and wear a mask the entire time.
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Farley said those people should get a coronavirus test seven days after the last day they were around a large crowd.
No new deaths were reported Monday, leaving the city's death toll 1,889.
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